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sponge::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | quick study |
| Type of | scholar, learner, assimilator |
she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge.
sponge::noun | Spocien Dictionary
primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | parazoan, poriferan |
| Type of | invertebrate |
| Has types | glass sponge |
| Derivation | spongy |
sponge::noun | Spocien Dictionary
a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | absorbent, absorbent material |
| Derivation | spongy |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | gather, pull together, collect, garner |
| Derivation | sponger |
Examples of sponge
sponge
Now dip the sponge cubes into the chocolate and then gently roll in the coconut.
From the mirror.co.uk
I was dismayed by the cheap, scrubber-sponge texture of most blazers under $300.
From the post-gazette.com
The fire spread to the bed where she was sleeping, surrounded by sponge pillows.
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Return to the bowl and give stubborn rings a scrubbing with a sponge or a brush.
From the cnn.com
Two small slabs of sponge cake were topped with mango-caramelized banana slices.
From the jsonline.com
This measure will have to be abandoned if the animals are fearful of the sponge.
From the stltoday.com
McCaw is apparently a giant emotional sponge who can absorb just about anything.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Its habit of collapsing as it cooks means it acts as the perfect flavour sponge.
From the guardian.co.uk
As long as there's fruit, wet sponge, custard and cream involved, it's a trifle.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
- A porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
- Mooch: ask for and get free; be a parasite
- Quick study: someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily; "she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge"
- Erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard
- Leech: a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
- Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera (Pore bearer) . Their bodies consist of jelly-like mesohyl sandwiched between two thin layers of cells. ...
- Sponge is a post-grunge band from Detroit, Michigan formed in 1991 by Vinnie Dombroski, Mike Cross, Tim Cross (all formerly of the hard rock band Loudhouse) and Joey Mazzola. Sponge was signed to Sony Records in 1994 but have since switched to other labels.
- The contraceptive sponge combines barrier and spermicidal methods to prevent conception. Three brands are marketed: Pharmatex, Protectaid and Today. Pharmatex is marketed in France and Quebec; Protectaid in Canada and Europe; and Today in the United States. ...
